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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1914

Page

4

Adolph Marries Buys Car Curses On Costly Upkeep

A humorous snippet notes Adolph taking up science and marriage, pursuing an automobile, and the high upkeep costs that ruin budgets. The tone mocks expenses as the main burden on finances and plans.

Near Beer Discovery Sparks Prosecution Backlash

The piece portrays a raid at Johnny Clancy’s road house by Sheriff Cudihee and Prosecutor Murphy over a so called near beer invention. It portrays Clancy as a benefactor whose non alcoholic drink offers a kick with no morning after taste. Murphy is credited with exposing the secret and sharing it with scientists.

Cudihee Murphy Johnny Clancy Johnny Murphy Clancy

Outbursts of Everett True Endorses Honest Candidate

The Star prints Reverend Bergesen praising Dr. Christensen as an honest county commissioner candidate based on five years of personal knowledge. He argues civic trust matters more than party or promises and urges voters to overlook differences to support the truthful candidate.

Christensen B. BE. Bergesen

Robbery uses owner's revolver in waking attack

W. M. Davis of 2020 Post Street says two men entered his room at 7 A M Sunday morning and disarmed him after he reached for his pistol. The robbers took his watch and chain before fleeing.

W. M. Davis Post St Davis

German Army Retires Toward Aisne River Base

Rotterdam dispatch reports the German forces halting their advance on Paris due to a shortage of food. The retreat aims toward the Aisne river base of supplies as weather and supply issues impede operations.

Rotterdam Paris Aisne

Appetite and Digestion Remedy Promoted in Ad

An ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a natural laxative combo that cleanses bowels, relieves constipation and headaches, and improves appetite. Sold in drug stores for fifty cents to a dollar per bottle.

Dr. Caldwell Dr. Caldwells Mig Gee Family R rT.wel Washington Be

Witty Exchange on the Rail Roadside Encounter

A passenger taunts a conductor with claims of wrecks on the road. The conductor replies that the taunter is the first he has seen in some time, turning a tense moment into a sharp, dry retort.

End Dandruff Fast With Plain Arvon Solution

A quick home remedy claims to dissolve dandruff by applying about four ounces of plain Arvon at night to the scalp. It promises most or all dandruff gone by morning after repeated uses and says itching will stop, hair becomes fluffy and shiny, and overall hair health improves. The ad notes Arvon can be bought at drug stores.

Sacking of Louvain Described by Mary Boyle O Reilly

An American observer recounts the August destruction of Louvain by the Ninth German army corps. She details arson, hostage-taking, and mass killings as Prussian authorities disarmed residents, imposed iron rule, and razed the city amid claims of resistance.

Mary Boyle O'Reilly Louvain Brand Whitlock Belgium America Concord Lexington

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